Cable Tv Connections - RCA 9V401TD User Manual

This TV/DVD has an extended tuning range and can tune most cable channels without using a Cable
TV Converter box. Some cable companies offer "premium pay channels" in which the signal is
scrambled. Descrambling these signals for normal viewing requires the use of a descrambler device
which is generally provided by the cable company.
FOR SUBSCRIBERS TO BASIC CABLE TV SERVICE
75 ohm
coaxial cable
FOR SUBSCRIBERS TO SCRAMBLED CABLE TV SERVICE
If you subscribe to a cable TV service which requires the use of a converter/descrambler box, connect the
incoming 75 ohm coaxial cable to the converter/descrambler box. Using another 75 ohm coaxial cable, connect
the output jack of the converter/descrambler box to the RF IN jack on the TV/DVD. Follow the connections
shown below. Set the TV/DVD to the output channel of the converter/descrambler box (usually channel 3 or 4)
and use the converter/descrambler box to select channels.
Incoming
75 ohm
cable TV cable
FOR SUBSCRIBERS TO UNSCRAMBLED BASIC CABLE TV SERVICE WITH
SCRAMBLED PREMIUM CHANNELS
If you subscribe to a cable TV service in which basic channels are unscrambled and premium channels require the
use of a converter/descrambler box, you may wish to use a signal splitter and an A/B switch box (available from the
cable company or an electronics supply store). Follow the connections shown below. With the switch in the "B"
position, you can directly tune any nonscrambled channels on your TV/DVD. With the switch in the "A" position, tune
your TV/DVD to the output of the converter/descrambler box (usually channel 3 or 4) and use the converter/
descrambler box to tune scrambled channels.
Incoming
75 ohm
cable TV cable
IMPORTANT: Go to page 18 to choose the signal and search for channels.
For basic cable service not requiring a Converter/Descrambler
RF IN
box, connect the 75 ohm Coaxial Cable directly to the RF IN
jack
Jack on the back of the TV/DVD.
Converter/
descrambler
Converter/
descrambler
A/B switch
Splitter

Cable TV connections

75 ohm cable to
TV/DVD
75 ohm cable to
TV/DVD
A
B
RF IN
jack
RF IN
jack
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